Staff Pick
This book is for foragers who like to celebrate their gatherings with a well-deserved cocktail, as well as for craft cocktail makers looking to attain the next level in the drinking arts. This is a highly researched guide that breaks new ground in bartending. Walnuts, crab apples, lilac flowers, day lily buds, fiddleheads: these aren't just beautiful (and sometimes annoying) plants in your yard, but sources of delicious alcoholic beverages! For those who may not have foraged before, Wildcrafted Cocktail will have you pulling on your sturdy boots and hitting the woods! Recommended By Tracey T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Meet the natural lovechild of the popular local-foods movement and craft cocktail scene. It's here to show you just how easy it is to make delicious, one-of-a-kind mixed drinks with common flowers, berries, roots, and leaves that you can find along roadsides or in your backyard. Foraging expert Ellen Zachos gets the party started with recipes for more than 50 garnishes, syrups, infusions, juices, and bitters, including Quick Pickled Daylily Buds, Rose Hip Syrup, and Chanterelle-infused Rum. You'll then incorporate your handcrafted components into 45 surprising and delightful cocktails, such as Stinger in the Rye, Don't Sass Me, and Tree-tini.